About the show
This is the audio feed from Lois Law Firm’s popular webinar training series. Every month the Firm’s attorneys present different topics in workers’ compensation. Meant as a 101 level training course, the attorneys present a fresh take on common issues in workers’ compensation defense.
Special Reports and Presentations: When emerging legal issues arise that impact employers, Lois Law Firm publishes special presentations. These special events, hosted by attorneys and presented in plain English, make the emergent changes understandable for business owners, insurance carriers, and other attorneys.
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Episodes
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Episode 300: Common Pitfalls to Avoid in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Settlements: Risk Transfer
August 28th, 2023 | 28 mins 12 secs
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Greg Lois explores some complications that must be considered BEFORE a case is settled: Is there another Tortfeasor? RISK TRANSFER reduces our exposure.
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Episode 299: Don’t Overlook Risk Transfer When Closing Cases in New York
August 21st, 2023 | 28 mins 29 secs
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Greg Lois explores some complications that must be considered BEFORE a case is settled: Is there another Tortfeasor? RISK TRANSFER reduces our exposure.
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Episode 298: New York’s “Serious Injury” Threshold and New Jersey’s “Verbal Threshold” in MVA Cases
August 14th, 2023 | 21 mins 10 secs
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Christopher Major, Civil Practice Team Leader at Lois Law Firm, covers the additional elements needed for a viable MVA civil case in New York and New Jersey.
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Episode 297: Coordinating Multijurisdictional Construction Litigation Using Milestones
August 7th, 2023 | 21 mins 49 secs
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Tashia leads a discussion about using litigation milestones to coordinate counsel representing construction entities in actions pending in civil court and workers’ compensation court at the same time.
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Episode 296: Permanent Disability and Settlements in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Cases
July 24th, 2023 | 50 mins 45 secs
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Greg Lois looks at Section 20, Section 22, and Trial-to-Judgment options in this jurisdiction.
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Episode 295: Closing Workers’ Compensation Cases in New York: Medicare Secondary Payer Obligations
July 17th, 2023 | 46 mins 56 secs
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Greg Lois explores some complications that must be considered BEFORE a case is settled: The AGE or MEDICARE ENTITLEMENT of the claimant (Medicare as Secondary Payer Act Exposure).
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Episode 294: Components of a Bulletproof Consent Letter Under Section 29(5)
July 10th, 2023 | 28 mins 12 secs
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Christopher Major break downs the consent requirement and lay out what belongs in the final agreement.
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Episode 293: Legal Issues in Coordinating Multijurisdictional Construction Cases
July 3rd, 2023 | 25 mins 55 secs
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Noah Pollack leads a discussion and answers questions about coordinating counsel across multiple jurisdictions in construction accident
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Episode 292: Discovery, Pre-Trials, Trials, & Appeals in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Claims
June 26th, 2023 | 24 mins 48 secs
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Greg Lois explains the litigation process in New Jersey workers’ compensation claims.
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Episode 291: Guide to Permanent Disability & Settlements in New York Workers’ Compensation Claims
June 19th, 2023 | 43 mins 48 secs
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How awards for permanent medical impairment and loss of earning capacity are calculated with recommendations for handling cases at the permanency stage.
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Episode 290: “Subrogation” as a Term of Art: The Difference Between Lien, Subrogation, and Offset Rights
June 12th, 2023 | 26 mins 42 secs
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Major addresses how to perfect your lien rights every step of the way so that you are holding the cards when the third-party action settles.
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Episode 289: Construction Claims: Responding to the Loss
June 5th, 2023 | 16 mins 41 secs
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Tashia Rasul leads a discussion and answers questions about how the immediate post-accident onsite investigation is key to defense of the workers' compensation and general liability claim.